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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 S46500 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, % 2.3 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
90
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0