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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4008 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1450
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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
12 to 13.5
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
1.0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0