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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 EN 1.4938 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, % 16 to 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0