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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW2M Nickel

AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
15 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
60.1 to 70
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0