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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M1 Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and SAE-AISI M1 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M1 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
730 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
81 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
1.0 to 1.4