Grade CW2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 SAE-AISI A3 steel.

Grade CW2M (J26455) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI A3 (T30103) Air-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		83
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1520
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		6.0

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		67

Embodied Water, L/kg		290
Embodied Water, L/kg		78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 77

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 48

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		1.2 to 1.3

Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 17.5
Chromium (Cr), %		4.8 to 5.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), %		88.7 to 92

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 0.6

Molybdenum (Mo), %		15 to 17.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4

Nickel (Ni), %		60.1 to 70
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.8 to 1.4