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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and SAE-AISI M7 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M7 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 770
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
79.8 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
1.8 to 2.3