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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040