Grade CW2M Nickel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel
Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
17 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 | |
380 to 520 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
780 to 930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
550 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 960 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1520 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1460 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
3.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
53 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
140 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
810 to 1650 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
27 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
24 to 27 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0.23 to 0.28 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17.5 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
94.6 to 97.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 17.5 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 60.1 to 70 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
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 0.025 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |