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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
37
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
29 to 40.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
30 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030