ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and SAE-AISI M62 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

ASTM A36 (SS400, S275) Structural Carbon Steel SAE-AISI M62 (T11362) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.8
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		18
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		44
Embodied Water, L/kg		110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.26
Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.4

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		99.25 to 100
Iron (Fe), %		73.6 to 77.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		10 to 11

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.8 to 6.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.1