Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel
Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 | |
14 to 34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
340 to 550 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 | |
760 to 1130 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
430 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
910 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
1390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
1350 |
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 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 200 | |
39 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 | |
150 to 220 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
470 to 2370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
28 to 41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
24 to 31 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
16 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
17 to 19 |
Iron (Fe), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
61.2 to 69 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
11.5 to 14.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 26 to 30 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 60.2 to 69.8 | |
2.3 to 3.7 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.060 |
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 |