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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7729 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
500
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.9 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.070 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8