Hardened AISI W1 vs. Hardened AISI W2
Both hardened AISI W1 and hardened AISI W2 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hardened (H) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hardened AISI W1 and the bottom bar is hardened AISI W2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 72 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2320 | |
| 2400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 83 | |
| 86 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 85 | |
| 80 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 1.5 | |
| 0.85 to 1.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 98.9 | |
| 96.2 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.73 | |
| 0.35 to 0.74 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |