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EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

Both EN 1.4634 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M7 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.4634 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M7 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 81.8
79.8 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3