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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4317 Stainless Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4317 stainless 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 CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
3.5 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0