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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4104 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 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
860
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
8.5
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
78.8 to 84.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.2 to 0.6
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
0.15 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0