SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel
Both SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and EN 1.5503 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 M3 class 1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2150 | |
400 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 72 | |
14 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 44 | |
15 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.2 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 67 | |
12 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
0.16 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 76.9 to 82.9 | |
98.4 to 99.239 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0.6 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 2.3 to 2.8 | |
0 |