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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
66.5 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0