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N12160 Nickel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Shear Strength, MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1410
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
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
20 to 23
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0