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SAE-AISI M10 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M10 steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 M10 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 2170
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 68
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.84 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 85.6
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0