SAE-AISI H26 Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

SAE-AISI H26 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

SAE-AISI H26 (T20826) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel Grade CW6M (J30107) Cast Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 2100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		45
Base Metal Price, % relative		65

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Embodied Water, L/kg		90
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 0.55
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		73.3 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		17 to 20

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		54.9 to 66

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		17.3 to 19
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.75 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), %		0