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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5525 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 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300 to 490

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
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
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