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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4521 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8