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R56401 Titanium vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
80
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
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