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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 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 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
580 to 1300

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
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0