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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

EN 1.4372 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 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, % 47
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
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 12
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
60.2 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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