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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H22 Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H22 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 H22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
1.8 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
82.2 to 87.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
10 to 11.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.5