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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
150 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
39.5 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6