MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

SAE-AISI M36 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
65
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.25 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0