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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. AWS BVPd-1

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BVPd-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.8

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
33.9 to 36
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0 to 0.060
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
64 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010