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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. Nickel 59

Both grade CW6M nickel and nickel 59 are nickel alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
220
Elongation at Break, % 29
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
65
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
56.2 to 62.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010