Annealed SAE-AISI M52 vs. Annealed Nickel 690
Annealed SAE-AISI M52 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI M52 and the bottom bar is annealed nickel 690.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 90 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 14 |
| 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 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.5 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 89 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.4 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.85 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 84.4 to 88.9 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 4.9 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 58 to 66 |
| 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 |