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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M62 steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 49
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0