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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. Nickel 242

Both grade CW6M nickel and nickel 242 are nickel alloys. They have 89% 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 nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
220
Elongation at Break, % 29
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
75
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015