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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. Nickel 201

Both grade CX2M nickel and nickel 201 are nickel alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
180
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
65
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010