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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
56.4 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0