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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. N12160 Nickel

Both grade CW6MC nickel and N12160 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
90
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0