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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3518 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.9 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
96.3 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0