Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. Grade M35-1 Nickel
Both grade CW6MC nickel and grade M35-1 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is grade M35-1 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
160 |
Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 | |
130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
62 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
190 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
900 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
1280 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1240 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
430 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
22 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
3.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
55 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 200 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
10 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
5.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
26 to 33 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 3.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 55.4 to 68.9 | |
59.8 to 74 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 3.2 to 4.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |