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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and S30600 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 S30600 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1380
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
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
58.9 to 65.3
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 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0