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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M34 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M34 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M34 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
800 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
27 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
71.3 to 76.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.9 to 2.3