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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0