Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel
Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 304N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 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 CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304N stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 9.1 to 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 220 to 440 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 620 to 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 270 to 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 98 to 280 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 | |
| 180 to 1830 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 22 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 14 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22.5 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 6.0 | |
| 66.4 to 73.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 51.3 to 63 | |
| 8.0 to 10.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |