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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4724 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 1.4724 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
82.2 to 86.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015