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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08925 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
42.7 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0