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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M41 steel and EN 1.4547 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 M41 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4547 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
19.5 to 20.5
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0