Grade CW6M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M52 Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M52 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 SAE-AISI M52 steel.

Grade CW6M (J30107) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI M52 (T11352) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 2280

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1510

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

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		12

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		89

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 49

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0.85 to 1.0

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.3

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		84.4 to 88.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.45

Molybdenum (Mo), %		17 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 4.9

Nickel (Ni), %		54.9 to 66
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.6

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0.75 to 1.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.7 to 2.3