Grade CW6M Nickel vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3518 steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 steel.

Grade CW6M (J30107) Cast Nickel EN 1.3518 (100CrMnSi4-4) Through-Hardening Bearing Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		970
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		420

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.4

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0.93 to 1.1

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		0.9 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		96.3 to 97.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.9 to 1.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		17 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1

Nickel (Ni), %		54.9 to 66
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.0015

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.45 to 0.75

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030