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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M34 Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M34 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M34 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
800 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
27 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
71.3 to 76.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
7.8 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.9 to 2.3