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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3538 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 CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0