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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
15 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
79 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4