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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
140 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
4.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
91.5 to 95.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050