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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. AWS E430

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E430 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 AWS E430.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
77.8 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030