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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8946 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 1.8946 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

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
2.7
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
94.8 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.14