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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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