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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and S44537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
1.0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0