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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. Nickel 690

SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M62 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 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
640 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
50
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
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 27 to 80
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0

Comparable Variants