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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
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