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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.5701 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5701 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
430 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
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
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.090 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.2 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0.5 to 0.8
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