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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 46
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
75
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
60.2 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6