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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4558 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
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
32 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0