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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
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