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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

EN 2.4851 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
39
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
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), % 58 to 63
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), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7