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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.8880 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8880 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8880 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15