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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 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
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
85.4 to 87.7
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
3.2 to 3.6
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3