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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

AISI 434 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 434 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, % 24
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
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