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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
15
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0