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EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

EN 1.4630 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
20 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 86.7
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
51.3 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35