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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4028 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 1.4028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
760
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
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.2

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
94 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.26 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
83.1 to 87.7
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
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