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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
18
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0