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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 M46 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
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3

Comparable Variants