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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Both EN 1.4710 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 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 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 7.2
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
7.2

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
76.9 to 82.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.3 to 2.8