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EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

EN 1.4104 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 310
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 800
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 78.8 to 84.1
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.4 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.020