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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M4 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and SAE-AISI M4 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.8 to 4.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
75.9 to 81.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
4.3 to 5.5
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), % 6.0 to 6.7
5.3 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
3.8 to 4.5