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EN 1.7034 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M42 Steel

Both EN 1.7034 steel and SAE-AISI M42 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7034 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 1780
810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 42
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 52
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.41
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
76.3 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4

Comparable Variants