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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. Nickel 201

SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
65
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0

Comparable Variants