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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010