EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel
EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 520 | |
| 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 to 1100 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 950 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 36 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 140 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 960 to 2270 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 39 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 30 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 39 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 74.4 to 80.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 15 to 16.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 5.5 | |
| 56.4 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |