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S34565 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

S34565 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S34565 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 43.2 to 51.6
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 18
56.4 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020