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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. Nickel 333

Both grade CW6MC nickel and nickel 333 are nickel alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
55
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
9.3 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
44 to 48
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0