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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. SAE-AISI P4 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P4 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 P4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
390 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
4.4
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
68

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
92.3 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0