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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-4

Both grade CX2M nickel and AWS ERNiCrMo-4 are nickel alloys. They have 89% 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 ERNiCrMo-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
50 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5