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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
26
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
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 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
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25