AISI W2 Steel vs. AWS ERNiMo-3
AISI W2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ERNiMo-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI W2 steel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiMo-3.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
83 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 2400 | |
770 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1540 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
400 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
70 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
15 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
190 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 86 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 51 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 80 | |
24 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.85 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 98.6 | |
4.0 to 7.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.74 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
23 to 26 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
53.7 to 69 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |