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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. Nickel 600

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 M6 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
650 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
55
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
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

Comparable Variants