Grade N7M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M2 Steel

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 N7M nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel.

Grade N7M (J30007) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI M2 (T11302) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		85
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		760 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1610

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 71

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 76

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0.78 to 1.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		78.5 to 83.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		30 to 33
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.5 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		60.9 to 70
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.5 to 6.8

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2