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AWS E3155 vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Both AWS E3155 and SAE-AISI M48 steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 AWS E3155 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
48
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 23.3 to 36.3
63.8 to 69.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3