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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. Nickel 601

SAE-AISI M4 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 M4 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 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 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 1560
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
49
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 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), % 5.3 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
0

Comparable Variants