Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. Monel R-405
Both grade CX2MW nickel and Monel R-405 are nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 51.3 to 63 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |