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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

S32304 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 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, % 28
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
60.2 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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