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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. R56401 Titanium

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium 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 R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5