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EN 1.0070 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel

Both EN 1.0070 steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0070 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
770 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
75.8 to 82.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.8