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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.8826 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8826 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.8826 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
96.5 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1