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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. AWS ERNiFeCr-2

Both grade CX2M nickel and AWS ERNiFeCr-2 are nickel alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 ERNiFeCr-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
75
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
17 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
11.6 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5