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EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

Both EN 1.6982 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M7 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.6982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.6
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 84.5
79.8 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3