SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

Both SAE-AISI M50 steel and ASTM grade HL steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HL steel.

SAE-AISI M50 (T11350) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel ASTM Grade HL (29Cr-20Ni, N08604) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 2250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1340

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		9.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		27

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		74
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		65

Embodied Water, L/kg		83
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		19
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		31

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.78 to 0.88
Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.6

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 32

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		87 to 90.4
Iron (Fe), %		40.8 to 53.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.9 to 4.8
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		18 to 22

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040

Vanadium (V), %		0.8 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), %		0