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Nickel 690 vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

Both nickel 690 and grade CW6M nickel are nickel alloys. They have 81% 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 690 and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
65
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030