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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. AISI 202 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M41 steel and AISI 202 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 202 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 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
700 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
25 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
63.5 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
7.5 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants