Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.7216 Steel
Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7216 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 EN 1.7216 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 12 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 290 to 440 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 650 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 400 to 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 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 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 430 to 1280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 23 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.27 to 0.34 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 24 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 97.2 to 98.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 16.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 56.4 to 63 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |