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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and EN 1.4422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 M6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
76.8 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0