K93603 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI M42 Steel
Both K93603 alloy and SAE-AISI M42 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is K93603 alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 810 | |
810 to 2310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1540 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1490 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
7.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
100 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 27 | |
28 to 79 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
24 to 48 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 25 | |
25 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
1.1 to 1.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
3.5 to 4.3 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
7.8 to 8.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 61.8 to 64 | |
76.3 to 81 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 10 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 36 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0.15 to 0.65 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
1.2 to 1.9 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.4 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |