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EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

Both EN 1.4558 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M36 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 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 510
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
38
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 39.2 to 47.9
70.1 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 35
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.6
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3