MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Nickel 686 vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

Both nickel 686 and grade CW6MC nickel are nickel alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
80
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0