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S32001 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

S32001 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32001 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 450
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
90
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 75.5
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0