EN 1.1221 Steel vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel
EN 1.1221 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 CX2MW nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
220 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 21 | |
34 |
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 | |
620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 550 | |
350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
980 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1550 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1490 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
430 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
10 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
1.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
65 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
12 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
170 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 67 to 130 | |
180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 to 800 | |
290 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 31 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 26 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
2.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 28 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.57 to 0.65 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
20 to 22.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.8 | |
2.0 to 6.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
12.5 to 14.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
51.3 to 63 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |