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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41050 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
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
7.0
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140
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 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0