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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M62 steel and EN 1.4122 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 M62 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 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 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
790 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 49
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
25 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0

Comparable Variants