Grade CW6M Nickel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

Grade CW6M (J30107) Cast Nickel EN 1.3553 (X82WMoCrV6-5-4) High-Temperature Bearing Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		970
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		540

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0.78 to 0.86

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		3.9 to 4.3

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		80.7 to 83.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		17 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.7 to 5.2

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		6.0 to 6.7

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.7 to 2.0