ASTM A369 Grade FP92 vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel
Both ASTM A369 grade FP92 and SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 ASTM A369 grade FP92 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
770 to 2150 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
1610 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
1570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
26 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
10 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 89 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 14 | |
33 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
26 to 72 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
22 to 44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
7.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
24 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.0060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.13 | |
1.0 to 1.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
3.8 to 4.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 85.8 to 89.1 | |
76.9 to 82.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
4.8 to 6.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.040 to 0.090 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.2 to 0.45 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
5.0 to 6.8 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
2.3 to 2.8 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |