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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.7218 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7218 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7218 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
420
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
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.6
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0