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N12160 Nickel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
10 to 12.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
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