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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M42 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and SAE-AISI M42 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 M42 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
76.3 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
1.2 to 1.9
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.4