Grade N12MV Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H26 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 H26 steel.

Grade N12MV (J30012) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI H26 (T20826) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

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		720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1810

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		45

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 0.55

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		73.3 to 77.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

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

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), %		0.15 to 0.4

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		17.3 to 19

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), %		0.75 to 1.3