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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.2 to 0.4