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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030