Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. AWS E316L
Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E316L belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 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 CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is AWS E316L.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 20 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.1 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 4.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 4.5 to 7.5 | |
| 58.6 to 69.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 49.2 to 60.1 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.8 to 5.3 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |