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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
820
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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0