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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 M2 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
47.5 to 59.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0