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Monel 400 vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

Both Monel 400 and grade CX2MW nickel 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
220
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
65
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
51.3 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35