SAE-AISI M1 Steel vs. EN 1.5026 Steel
Both SAE-AISI M1 steel and EN 1.5026 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5026 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 2140 | |
| 660 to 1980 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.0 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 99 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 98 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 73 | |
| 24 to 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 22 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.0 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 66 | |
| 20 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.78 to 0.88 | |
| 0.52 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81 to 84.8 | |
| 96.5 to 97.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.2 to 9.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 1.6 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.4 to 2.1 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |