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EN 1.5024 Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.5024 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5024 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1930
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030