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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1017 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
20 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
99.11 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050