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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M4 steel and S44536 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 M4 steel and the bottom bar is S44536 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 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
72.8 to 80
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 5.3 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
0