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N12160 Nickel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
20 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
10 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0