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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. N08535 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
29.4 to 44.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
29 to 36.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030