Grade N12MV Nickel vs. Grade TDSiCrV Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade TDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

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

Grade N12MV (J30012) Cast Nickel Grade TDSiCrV Spring Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		900
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		420

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.3

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		26

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		75

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		47

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.7

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.5 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		96.1 to 97.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 0.9

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		60.2 to 69.8
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		1.2 to 1.7

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.25