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R56401 Titanium vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
65
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.9 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0