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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

EN 1.3543 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 1.3543 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 76
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
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 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.4 to 63
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