SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel
SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2150 | |
| 560 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 98 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 71 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 44 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 76 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.78 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.5 to 83.4 | |
| 4.5 to 7.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 49.2 to 60.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.5 to 6.8 | |
| 3.8 to 5.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |