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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 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, % 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 450
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
56.4 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0