SAE-AISI H43 Steel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

SAE-AISI H43 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H43 steel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

SAE-AISI H43 (T20843) Molybdenum Hot-Work Steel Grade CX2M (N26059) Cast Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 2140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1500

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		30
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		10

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		65

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160

Embodied Water, L/kg		100
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

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

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 75
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		8.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		2.7

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.65
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		22 to 24

Iron (Fe), %		83.2 to 85.9
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.8 to 8.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		15 to 16.5

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), %		0