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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 AISI 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
54.9 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030