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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8505 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 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
440
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.2 to 0.4
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 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035