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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. Nickel 30

Both grade CX2M nickel and nickel 30 are nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
60
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0