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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Nickel 59 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
39
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7