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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 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 CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
1.3 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030