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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and SAE-AISI M48 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 M52 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
48
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
63.8 to 69.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
2.8 to 3.3

Comparable Variants