Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1065 Steel
Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1065 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1065 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 | |
| 270 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 710 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 430 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1280 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1230 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 74 to 90 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 490 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.7 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 25 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.6 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 59.1 to 74 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |