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EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M42 Steel

Both EN 1.4852 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M42 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% 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 1.4852 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 490
810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 29.6 to 40.9
76.3 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4