SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. 85-silver 15-nickel
SAE-AISI M4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 85-silver 15-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 M4 steel and the bottom bar is 85-silver 15-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 88 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 32 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2150 | |
| 260 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 72 | |
| 7.1 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 45 | |
| 8.9 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 68 | |
| 12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.3 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.9 to 81.4 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.3 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 13.8 to 16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 84 to 86 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.3 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |