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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
39
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5