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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4123 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 1.4123 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
14 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
76.7 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
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 to 1.5