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S35315 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

S35315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 46
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 33.6 to 40.6
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
49.2 to 60.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4