EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel
EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 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 EN 1.4618 stainless steel 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, % | 51 | |
| 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 250 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 700 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 260 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 200 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 270 to 280 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 170 | |
| 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 18.5 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.7 to 72.5 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 5.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 55.4 to 68.9 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.2 to 4.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |