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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
14
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0