Annealed SAE-AISI M62 vs. Annealed Monel 400

Annealed SAE-AISI M62 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI M62 and the bottom bar is annealed Monel 400.

Annealed M62 Tool Steel Annealed Monel 400

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		250
Brinell Hardness		120

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		110
Embodied Water, L/kg		250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.4
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.3

Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		28 to 34

Iron (Fe), %		73.6 to 77.4
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		10 to 11
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		63 to 72

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.024

Tungsten (W), %		5.8 to 6.5
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), %		0