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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41425 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 S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
13
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1420
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
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
74 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0