Grade CX2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

Grade CX2M (N26059) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI M62 (T11362) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600

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

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.4

Chromium (Cr), %		22 to 24
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), %		73.6 to 77.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		15 to 16.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		10 to 11

Nickel (Ni), %		56.4 to 63
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.8 to 6.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.1