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EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 EN 1.4877 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 36
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.025
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Cerium (Ce), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 36.4 to 42.3
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
56.4 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020