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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1090
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
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0