AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel
AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 14 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 840 | |
| 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 1970 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 1900 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1550 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.8 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 39 to 88 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78 to 83.1 | |
| 2.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 12.5 to 14.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 51.3 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |