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N12160 Nickel vs. R30556 Alloy

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Shear Strength, MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
16 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1