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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. Nickel 600

Both grade CW6MC nickel and nickel 600 are nickel alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
55
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
72 to 80
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015