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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and AISI 304Cu 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 M43 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0