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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

Both EN 1.4889 cast nickel and grade CW6M nickel are nickel alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel 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, % 3.4
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
54.9 to 66
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030