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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4821 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 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
15
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0