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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
17
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0