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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
420 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12 to 13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.3
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3