SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. AWS E320

Both SAE-AISI M50 steel and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

SAE-AISI M50 (T11350) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel AWS E320 (W88021) Weld Metal

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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		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 2250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		9.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		74
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		91

Embodied Water, L/kg		83
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		19
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		28

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.78 to 0.88
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		87 to 90.4
Iron (Fe), %		31.8 to 43.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.9 to 4.8
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 36

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0

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

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

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

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