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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
3.2 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0