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EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

EN 1.4565 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.4565 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.7
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 19
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.15
3.2 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030