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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0