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Nickel 617 vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

Both nickel 617 and grade CW6M nickel are nickel alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 40
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
65
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
17 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030