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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
230
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
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
75.1 to 80.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0