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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M33 Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M33 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M33 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 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
810 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
71.4 to 76.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4