EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel
EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4020 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, % | 13 to 34 | |
| 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 to 540 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 1130 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 950 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 220 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 2290 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 41 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 32 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 19 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.8 to 71.8 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 54.9 to 66 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |