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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 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 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0