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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.4951 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
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
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0