SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. N06920 Nickel
SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 N06920 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
82 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 840 to 2210 | |
730 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1560 | |
1500 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1510 | |
1440 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
55 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
9.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
130 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 73 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 45 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.7 | |
2.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 68 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 0.85 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
20.5 to 23 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 13 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 68.8 to 74.6 | |
17 to 20 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
36.9 to 53.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 3.8 to 4.8 | |
1.0 to 3.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
0 |