Grade CW6M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S1 Steel

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S1 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 S1 steel.

Grade CW6M (J30107) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI S1 (T41901) Shock-Resisting 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		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690 to 1840

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		1500

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

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

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		8.0

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		37

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		56

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		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 64

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 42

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0.4 to 0.55

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		1.0 to 1.8

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		91.6 to 96.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		17 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

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), %		0.15 to 1.2

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.5 to 3.0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.15 to 0.3