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N06058 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M2 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
760 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
27 to 76

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.78 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
78.5 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2