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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4421 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 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0