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SAE-AISI M10 Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M10 steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 2170
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 68
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.84 to 1.1
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 85.6
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0