SAE-AISI M44 Steel vs. ASTM B617 Coin Silver
SAE-AISI M44 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B617 coin silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 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 M44 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B617 coin silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 75 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 28 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 2290 | |
| 290 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 780 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 75 | |
| 7.7 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 9.3 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 14 to 25 |
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), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 12.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 9.0 to 10.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65.3 to 70.6 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 89.6 to 91 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.9 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |