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EN 1.7720 Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

EN 1.7720 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.7720 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, % 19
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
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 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.6
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.4