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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4852 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4852 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
41
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
29.6 to 40.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
33 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0