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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4024 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4024 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 4024 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
500

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
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
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.035 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0