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