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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1006 steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.8
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0