N06985 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel
N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 770 to 2210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 26 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 22 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 7.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 24 to 69 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 1.2 to 1.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 23.5 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 75.8 to 82.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 4.8 to 6.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35.9 to 53.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 5.0 to 6.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.8 |