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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. ASTM B685 Alloy

SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B685 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 B685 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
660 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
300
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
16 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
28 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
39.5 to 40.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
59 to 60.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants