EN 1.1221 Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel
EN 1.1221 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel 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 EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 21 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 870 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 550 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 67 to 130 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 to 800 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 31 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.57 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.8 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 15 to 16.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 56.4 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |