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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 860 to 950
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
60.2 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6