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SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. Nickel 200

SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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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 770 to 2150
420 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
65
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 67
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 76.9 to 82.9
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
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), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.3 to 2.8
0

Comparable Variants