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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

EN 1.4911 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
3.2 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0