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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
780
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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
15
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0