AWS ERNiCrMo-3 vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel
Both AWS ERNiCrMo-3 and grade CW6MC nickel are nickel alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-3 and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 68.9 | |
| 55.4 to 68.9 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
| 3.2 to 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |