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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M42 Steel

Both EN 1.4646 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M42 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M42 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 750
810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
76.3 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4