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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and SAE-AISI M41 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M41 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 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
73.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
3.3 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
1.8 to 2.3