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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
75
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6