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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.8151 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8151 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 1.8151 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
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
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2