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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
16 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0