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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4021 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
7.0
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
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