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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0