Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. ASTM Grade LCC Steel
Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM grade LCC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LCC steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 6.0 | |
| 96.9 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 51.3 to 63 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |