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N12160 Nickel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
23 to 28
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0