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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4547 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 500
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
19.5 to 20.5
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0