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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. Nickel 242

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 M6 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
75
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0