Grade CX2M Nickel vs. Grade TDC Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade TDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

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

Grade CX2M (N26059) Cast Nickel Grade TDC Spring Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		990
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		400

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		10
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		51

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		1.9

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		60

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		40

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		2.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		14

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		0.6 to 0.75

Chromium (Cr), %		22 to 24
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), %		98 to 99.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		15 to 16.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		56.4 to 63
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.35

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020