SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel
SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2210 | |
| 560 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 74 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 69 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.8 to 82.3 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 54.9 to 66 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.8 | |
| 0 |