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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4005 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
13 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
240 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
390 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
370 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
760
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
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
350 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.060 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
82.4 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
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
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0