SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. Monel 400
SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 Monel 400.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2210 | |
| 540 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 74 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.2 | |
| 6.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 69 | |
| 17 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.8 to 82.3 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.024 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.8 | |
| 0 |