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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4640 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 1.4640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
620 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
14
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
250 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
150 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
67.4 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
5.5 to 6.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0