SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. AWS E410

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and AWS E410 are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E410.

SAE-AISI M2 (T11302) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel AWS E410 (W41010) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		760 to 2150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1610
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		22
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		28

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		24
Base Metal Price, % relative		7.5

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		28

Embodied Water, L/kg		98
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		31
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		13

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		5.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		7.5

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.78 to 1.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 13.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		78.5 to 83.4
Iron (Fe), %		82.2 to 89

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.5 to 5.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.7

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

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

Tungsten (W), %		5.5 to 6.8
Tungsten (W), %		0

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