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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 8620 Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8620 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 SAE-AISI 8620 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
270 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
520 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
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
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.6
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
86 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
340 to 880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
96.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0