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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. Nickel 80A

Both grade CW6M nickel and nickel 80A are nickel alloys. They have 81% 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 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
69.4 to 79.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7