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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 20
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
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