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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 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 SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.0
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0