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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. AISI 440B Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 440B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
3.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
260 to 850
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
740 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.0
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
57 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.75 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
78.2 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0