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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.0 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
170 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030