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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
16
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0