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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4931 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.4931 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
11.3 to 12.2
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
83.2 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35