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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7230 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
320 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
510 to 740

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
2.4
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
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0
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