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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4905 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 1.4905 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
330
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
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
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
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
680
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
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
86.2 to 88.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0.18 to 0.25