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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
16.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
10 to 11
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