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Nickel 601 vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Nickel 601 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 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 660 to 890
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
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), % 58 to 63
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