EN 1.5538 Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN 1.5538 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

EN 1.5538 (37MnB5) Boron 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		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		530 to 1810
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		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.0
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		48
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		19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), %		0.00080 to 0.0050
Boron (B), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.35 to 0.4
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		97.2 to 98.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0

Manganese (Mn), %		1.2 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

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

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030