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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
67

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
1.5 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0.85 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0