Hardened SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 vs. Hardened AISI W2
Both hardened SAE-AISI M3 class 2 and hardened AISI W2 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hardened (H) condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hardened SAE-AISI M3 class 2 and the bottom bar is hardened AISI W2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 68 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2210 | |
| 2400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 74 | |
| 86 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.2 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 80 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0.85 to 1.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.8 to 82.3 | |
| 96.2 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.35 to 0.74 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.8 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |