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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316N 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, % 9.0 to 39
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
60.2 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6