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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1095 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 1095 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
10 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
310 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
680 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
500 to 590

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
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
63 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
660 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.9 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
98.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
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