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S34565 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

S34565 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S34565 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 39
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 43.2 to 51.6
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 18
49.2 to 60.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4