Grade N12MV Nickel vs. AWS E2595
Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E2595 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is AWS E2595.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 200 | |
| 61 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 51.4 to 64.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 2.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 60.2 to 69.8 | |
| 8.0 to 10.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |