Grade CW2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI L2 Steel

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 grade CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L2 steel.

Grade CW2M (J26455) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI L2 (T61202) Low-Alloy Tool Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		83
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590 to 1960

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1520
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.4

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		290
Embodied Water, L/kg		51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 70

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 1.0

Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 17.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0.7 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), %		95.5 to 98.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.9

Molybdenum (Mo), %		15 to 17.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.25

Nickel (Ni), %		60.1 to 70
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3