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AWS E385 vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Both AWS E385 and SAE-AISI M48 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E385 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
48
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 41.8 to 50.1
63.8 to 69.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.2 to 5.2
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3