SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. Grade CW2M Nickel
SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW2M nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 20 | |
23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 330 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
83 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 610 to 630 | |
560 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 530 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
960 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1520 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1460 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
430 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
70 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
12 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
170 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 100 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 750 | |
220 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
16 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00050 to 0.0030 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.64 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
15 to 17.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98.1 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
15 to 17.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
60.1 to 70 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |