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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.5450 Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5450 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 1.5450 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97.6 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.4 to 0.5
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
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060