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SAE-AISI M1 Steel vs. EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M1 steel and EN 1.4742 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4742 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 2140
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 99
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 66
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.88
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81 to 84.8
77.2 to 81.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0