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PES vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

PES and SAE-AISI M48 steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PES is a polymeric material, while SAE-AISI M48 steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (31, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PES and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
8.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.6
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1100
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 33
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
23 to 45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 87
890 to 2390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 53
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 45
26 to 71