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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
60.2 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6