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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1080 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1080 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
770 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
480 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
1.8
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
80 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
610 to 920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.75 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0