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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 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 SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12 to 13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015