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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

EN 1.4541 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 EN 1.4541 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, % 14 to 40
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
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 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
60.2 to 69.8
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6