SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. N06045 Nickel
SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 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 N06045 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2210 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 42 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 6.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 98 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 33 | |
| 28 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 74 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 69 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0.050 to 0.12 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.8 to 82.3 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 45 to 50.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.8 | |
| 0 |