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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M3 class 1 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 nickel 600 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 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 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
76.9 to 82.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.3 to 2.8

Comparable Variants