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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.2
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0