SAE-AISI M33 Steel vs. N06007 Nickel
SAE-AISI M33 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 SAE-AISI M33 steel and the bottom bar is N06007 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 2210 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1340 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.5 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 68 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.85 to 0.92 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 21 to 23.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 7.8 to 8.8 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.4 to 76.3 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 9.0 to 10 | |
| 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 36.1 to 51.1 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.3 to 2.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |