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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI M4 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M4 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 M4 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
76
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
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
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
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
110

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
23 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.8 to 4.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
75.9 to 81.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.5
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
5.3 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.5

Comparable Variants