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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
5.6 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
480 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
13
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
29 to 33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0