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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
51.3 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35