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EN 1.3537 Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

EN 1.3537 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3537 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.8
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.2 to 60.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4