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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 442 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 0.6
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 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0