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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.0452 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0452 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0452 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.1 to 99.58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020