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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and S35135 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
37
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
28.3 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
30 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0