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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 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 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
430
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 to 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
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0