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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 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, % 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
84

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
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 24
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
2.7

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
20 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
51.3 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
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