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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. Solder Alloy 181

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while solder alloy 181 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 181.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
18
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
41
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
6.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
26
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.1
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
0.86
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
7.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
0.66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
1.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
3.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
96.2 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010