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N08801 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08801 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 34
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.3
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.75 to 1.5
0