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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. AWS ENiCrFe-3

Both grade CX2M nickel and AWS ENiCrFe-3 are nickel alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
65
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 9.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
52 to 81
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5