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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

Both grade CW6M nickel and EN 2.4608 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 29
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0