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EN 1.5680 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.5680 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 1.5680 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, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 390
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 48
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
90
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 95
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 5.3
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0