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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030