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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.8881 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8881 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 1.8881 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15