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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. Nickel 201

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
65
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0

Comparable Variants