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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. Nickel 601

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 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 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
49
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
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