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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1090 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 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
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
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
98 to 98.6
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