EN 1.5662 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel

Both EN 1.5662 steel and SAE-AISI M47 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M47 steel.

EN 1.5662 (X8Ni9) Nickel Steel SAE-AISI M47 (T11347) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1540

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1500

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		7.5
Base Metal Price, % relative		26

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		100

Embodied Water, L/kg		63
Embodied Water, L/kg		120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 79

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24 to 48

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 77

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		1.1 to 1.2

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		4.8 to 5.3

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		88.6 to 91.2
Iron (Fe), %		78.7 to 85

Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), %		9.3 to 10

Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.3 to 1.8

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), %		1.2 to 1.4