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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
90
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0