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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. EN 1.7380 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and EN 1.7380 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 M42 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7380 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
540 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0.080 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
2.0 to 2.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
94.6 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0