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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel

Both EN 1.4807 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 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 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
770 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
75.8 to 82.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
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
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.8