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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0