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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 D4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
8.4 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
310 to 920
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
760 to 2060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
470 to 1540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
2.1 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
80.6 to 86.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0