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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4006 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 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
740
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
11

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
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
11.5 to 13.5
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0 to 0.75
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 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0