SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. N10001 Nickel
SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
84 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2150 | |
780 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
1620 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
1570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
75 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
9.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
15 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
200 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
260 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 72 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 44 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 67 | |
25 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 76.9 to 82.9 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
26 to 30 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
58 to 69.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 2.3 to 2.8 | |
0.2 to 0.4 |