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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.6368 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6368 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 1.6368 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
310 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
660 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460 to 490

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
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
580 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
95.1 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0