EN 1.1244 Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.1244 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 EN 1.1244 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

EN 1.1244 (70Mn4) Induction-Hardening Bearing Steel Grade CW6M (J30107) Cast Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730 to 770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		970

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
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		1.9
Base Metal Price, % relative		65

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Embodied Water, L/kg		47
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.65 to 0.75
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		98.1 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.8 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

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

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

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.0020
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

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

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