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N08332 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08332 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, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 350
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
90
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 48.2
0 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 37
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0