SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F23
Both SAE-AISI M41 steel and ASTM A182 grade F23 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 (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 ASTM A182 grade F23.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 to 2290 | |
| 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1600 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.1 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
| 5.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 76 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.0 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 71 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 1.9 to 2.6 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 4.8 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.4 to 78.9 | |
| 93.2 to 96.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.3 to 4.3 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.080 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.060 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 6.3 to 7.0 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.3 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |