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N12160 Nickel vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40920 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Shear Strength, MPa 500
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
10.5 to 11.7
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
85.1 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
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
0.15 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0