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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. Nickel 690

SAE-AISI M4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 690 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 690.

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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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
640 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
50
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 66
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