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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
39
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7