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EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW2M Nickel

EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% 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 1.4958 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
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
15 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.1 to 50.6
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32.5
60.1 to 70
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0