Annealed Alloy 360 vs. Annealed SAE-AISI M2
Annealed alloy 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while annealed SAE-AISI M2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed alloy 360 and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI M2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 27 |