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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4057 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 EN 1.4057 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
320 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
840 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
530 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
850
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
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
96 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
700 to 1610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.12 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
77.7 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
1.5 to 2.5
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