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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6526 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 1.6526 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
520 to 1460

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
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0.4 to 0.7
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
0.020 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0