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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
10 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
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