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Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

Grade FDSiCrV 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 grade FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.8
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.6