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N12160 Nickel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 500
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
5.5 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0