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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

EN 1.5023 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1860
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030