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N12160 Nickel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% 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 S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
710

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
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
25 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
6.0 to 7.0
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0