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N12160 Nickel vs. S35045 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35045 stainless steel 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 S35045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
25 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
29.4 to 42.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
32 to 37
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0