Grade N12MV Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 SAE-AISI A8 steel.

Grade N12MV (J30012) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI A8 (T30108) Air-Hardening 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		74

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		8.5

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 68

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.6

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		4.8 to 5.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		88.5 to 91.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.2 to 1.7

Nickel (Ni), %		60.2 to 69.8
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.75 to 1.1

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.0 to 1.5

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), %		0