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EN 1.4335 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.4335 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% 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 EN 1.4335 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, % 45
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 49.4 to 56
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 22
54.9 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030