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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
17
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030