Grade CW6M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M3 class 1 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 M3 class 1 steel.

Grade CW6M (J30107) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 (T11313) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1610

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		25

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 72

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.1

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		76.9 to 82.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		17 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.8 to 6.5

Nickel (Ni), %		54.9 to 66
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.0 to 6.8

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		2.3 to 2.8