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N12160 Nickel vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
150 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
340 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
39.5 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
30 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0