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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. EN 1.8958 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8958 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 1.8958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410
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
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
96.5 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0