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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0