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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
20
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.013
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0