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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4669 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
39
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.9 to 77.7
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7