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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. ASTM A372 Grade C Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A372 grade C steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.8
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
97.5 to 99.85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0