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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. Nickel 601

SAE-AISI M52 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 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 M52 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants