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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 24% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S36200 stainless 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, % 3.4 to 4.6
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 570
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 680 to 810
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 960 to 1240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 51
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2380 to 3930
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0