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SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

Both SAE-AISI F1 steel and SAE-AISI M50 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI F1 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 2320
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
83

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 82
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 70
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
87 to 90.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.9 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.3

Comparable Variants