SAE-AISI M10 Steel vs. AWS E312

Both SAE-AISI M10 steel and AWS E312 are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

SAE-AISI M10 (T11310) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel AWS E312 (W31310) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740 to 2170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1520
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		20

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52

Embodied Water, L/kg		100
Embodied Water, L/kg		200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		31
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		31

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.84 to 1.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 32

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		82.3 to 85.6
Iron (Fe), %		52.3 to 63.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.8 to 8.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 10.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), %		0