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Nickel 201 vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

Both nickel 201 and grade CW6M nickel are nickel alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
65
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030