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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. S40975 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40975 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 S40975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
6.5
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
95

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
93
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
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
84.4 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0.5 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0