N08800 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW2M Nickel
N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW2M nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 34 | |
23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 390 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
83 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1000 | |
560 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 830 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
960 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
1520 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
1460 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
430 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
70 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.3 | |
12 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 76 | |
170 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 42 to 160 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 96 to 1740 | |
220 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 35 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 28 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 25 | |
16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.15 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
15 to 17.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 39.5 to 50.7 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
15 to 17.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 35 | |
60.1 to 70 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |