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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

S42300 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 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, % 9.1
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.6