EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel
EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 EN 1.4568 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, % | 2.3 to 21 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 670 | |
| 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1620 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 1490 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1550 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 to 140 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 5710 | |
| 290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 58 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 40 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.7 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.9 to 76.8 | |
| 2.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 12.5 to 14.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.5 to 7.8 | |
| 51.3 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 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 |