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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and EN 1.4530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M43 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
11.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
74.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0