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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 L6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.6
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
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
93.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
1.3 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.3