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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 52% 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 CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0