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EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

EN 1.4865 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4865 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 34.4 to 44.7
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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