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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M36 steel and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 M36 steel and the bottom bar is S21603 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 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
17
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17.5 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0