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N12160 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1023 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 SAE-AISI 1023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
17 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240 to 410

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
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
150 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
99.06 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0