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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. Nickel 908

SAE-AISI M52 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
35.6 to 44.6
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
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0