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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
88.8 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1