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EN 1.7380 Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

EN 1.7380 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7380 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, % 19 to 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 230
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 550
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 98
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.14
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.6
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.4 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020