EN 1.5408 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel
Both EN 1.5408 steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1620 | |
770 to 2210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1620 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
26 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
12 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
180 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 57 | |
26 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 39 | |
22 to 45 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
7.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 48 | |
24 to 69 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.32 | |
1.2 to 1.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
3.8 to 4.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.8 | |
75.8 to 82.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.0 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
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 0.3 | |
0.2 to 0.45 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
5.0 to 6.8 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
2.8 to 3.8 |