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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4062 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, % 23 to 34
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
54.9 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030