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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.4931 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 1.4931 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
8.5
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.2 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
11.3 to 12.2
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
83.2 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
1.0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.35