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Grade M35-1 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Grade M35-1 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-1 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
39
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 59.8 to 74
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.3
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7