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SAE-AISI L2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI L2 steel and SAE-AISI M2 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M2 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 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1960
760 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 70
25 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 65
27 to 76

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 1.0
0.78 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.2
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 98.7
78.5 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.25
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants