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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08020 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, % 15 to 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
90
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0