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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4581 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
21
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0