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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. K93603 Alloy

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and K93603 alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 M2 steel and the bottom bar is K93603 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
61.8 to 64
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants