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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4923 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
300 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
470 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
24
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
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
570 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
83.5 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0.3 to 0.8
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35