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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.4849 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 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, % 4.5
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
54.9 to 66
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030