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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6553 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 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
330 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
470 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.7
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
95.6 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030