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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.7380 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7380 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7380 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
19 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
540 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
87 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.080 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
94.6 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010