Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel
Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 5.7 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 | |
| 370 to 640 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 880 to 1470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 580 to 1300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 860 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 200 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 62 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 880 to 4360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 31 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 26 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 29 to 49 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 69.6 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 55.4 to 68.9 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 3.2 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |