Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. AISI W5 Steel

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI W5 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 AISI W5 steel.

Grade CW12MW (J30002) Cast Nickel AISI W5 (T72305) Water-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		85
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1610
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.3

Density, g/cm³		9.1
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		180
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21

Embodied Water, L/kg		280
Embodied Water, L/kg		48

Common Calculations

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

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 84

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 50

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		1.1 to 1.2

Chromium (Cr), %		15.5 to 17.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 0.6

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

Iron (Fe), %		4.5 to 7.5
Iron (Fe), %		96.6 to 98.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		16 to 18
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1

Nickel (Ni), %		49.2 to 60.1
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

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

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

Tungsten (W), %		3.8 to 5.3
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.15

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.1