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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

EN 1.4872 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 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 410
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
75
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
60.2 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6