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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 440C 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, % 2.0 to 14
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6