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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
150 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
39.5 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
30 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6