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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Both EN 1.3551 steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel 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 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
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 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
76.9 to 82.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
2.3 to 2.8