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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1016 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 SAE-AISI 1016 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
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
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
150 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
98.8 to 99.27
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0