SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. Nickel 684
SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 M41 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 684.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 to 2290 | |
1190 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1600 | |
1370 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
1320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
75 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.1 | |
10 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 76 | |
40 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
30 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 71 | |
34 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.3 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.0030 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
15 to 20 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 4.8 to 5.8 | |
13 to 20 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Iron (Fe), % | 73.4 to 78.9 | |
0 to 4.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.3 to 4.3 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
42.7 to 64 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.3 |
Tungsten (W), % | 6.3 to 7.0 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.3 | |
0 |