SAE-AISI M44 Steel vs. AWS E308LMo
Both SAE-AISI M44 steel and AWS E308LMo 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M44 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E308LMo.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 2290 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 43 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.9 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 35 | |
| 28 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 75 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 12.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65.3 to 70.6 | |
| 59.6 to 70.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.9 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |