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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M10 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M10 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 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.84 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
82.3 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2