AISI W2 Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

AISI W2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel 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 AISI W2 steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

AISI W2 (T72302) Water-Hardening Steel Grade N12MV (J30012) Cast Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580 to 2400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.3
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		48
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.85 to 1.5
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		96.2 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.35 to 0.74
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), %		60.2 to 69.8

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.15 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.6