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R56401 Titanium vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
65
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.4 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0