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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

Both grade CX2M nickel and grade CW12MW nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1560
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
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4