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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
79 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050