Grey Cast Iron vs. Grade CW6M Nickel
Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 | |
| 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 69 to 170 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 450 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 290 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 37 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 to 17 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 to 17 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 to 17 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 54.9 to 66 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |