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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4371 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 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
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