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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N7M Nickel

EN 1.4912 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade N7M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
30 to 33
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
60.9 to 70
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
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