EN 1.1203 Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel
EN 1.1203 steel belongs to the iron 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 EN 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 15 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 310 | |
| 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 780 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 480 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 610 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.52 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.9 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 15 to 16.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 56.4 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |