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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade VDC 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 VDC 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
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0