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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S64512 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, % 17
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
54.9 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0