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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0 to 0.75
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 0.015