SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. Nickel 890

SAE-AISI M50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 890 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 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 M50 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

SAE-AISI M50 (T11350) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel Nickel Alloy 890 (N08890)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 2250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1340

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		9.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		47

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		74
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		83
Embodied Water, L/kg		250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.050 to 0.6

Carbon (C), %		0.78 to 0.88
Carbon (C), %		0.060 to 0.14

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		23.5 to 28.5

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		87 to 90.4
Iron (Fe), %		17.3 to 33.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.9 to 4.8
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		40 to 45

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), %		1.0 to 2.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		0.1 to 0.6

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.15 to 0.6

Vanadium (V), %		0.8 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), %		0