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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and EN 1.3518 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 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 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
51

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
96.3 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.45 to 0.75
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