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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
13 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5