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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. S44700 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and S44700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is S44700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
18
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
28 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
64.9 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0