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EN 1.3521 Steel vs. Grade CW2M Nickel

EN 1.3521 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 EN 1.3521 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1390
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 35
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
15 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.2
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.1 to 70
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0