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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. Nickel 601

SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 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 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0

Comparable Variants