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SAE-AISI M10 Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M10 steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 2170
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 68
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.84 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
11.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 85.6
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0