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SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. 90-silver 10-nickel

SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 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 SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and the bottom bar is 90-silver 10-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
82
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2210
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 74
6.7 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
8.5 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.8 to 82.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.8 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
89 to 91
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants