Grade CX2M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 L3 steel.

Grade CX2M (N26059) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI L3 (T61203) Low-Alloy Tool Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

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

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		10
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		43

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.5

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.8

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

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		53

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		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 49

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		2.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.1

Chromium (Cr), %		22 to 24
Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.7

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), %		95.5 to 97.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		15 to 16.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5

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

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