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N12160 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1095 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 1095 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
10 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
310 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
680 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
500 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
63 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
660 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.9 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
98.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.5
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