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EN 1.0420 Cast Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.0420 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 EN 1.0420 cast steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
90
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 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