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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

SAE-AISI 1008 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4