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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
37

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
75.7 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4