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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. S39277 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S39277 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 S39277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
23
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
56.8 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
6.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.23 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0