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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. AWS E90C-B3

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and AWS E90C-B3 are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 E90C-B3.

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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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
93.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5