Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.0033 Steel
Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0033 steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0033 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 17 to 32 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 150 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 48 to 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 63 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 10 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 9.4 to 10 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.11 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 24 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 98.8 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 16.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 56.4 to 63 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |