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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
720
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
10.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0.3 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0