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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M1 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M1 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M1 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 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
730 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
18
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
98

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
81 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4