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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

AISI 430 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 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, % 24
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030