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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.3553 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
65
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0