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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.4652 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% 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 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 340
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
54.9 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030