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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4122 stainless 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 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015