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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. SAE-AISI L2 Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 SAE-AISI L2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
590 to 1960

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.4
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.45 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.7 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
95.5 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
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
0.1 to 0.3