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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. Grade 38 Titanium

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.9 to 93.1
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4