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EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

EN 1.4451 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4451 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, % 25
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.2 to 64.6
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
60.2 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6