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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0