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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
7.5
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
82.7 to 87.5
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 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0