SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. ASTM B780 Alloy
SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B780 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B780 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 83 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2210 | |
| 330 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 74 | |
| 9.1 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 69 | |
| 16 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 23.5 to 25.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.8 to 82.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 74 to 76 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |