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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6579 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 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.7
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0