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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and SAE-AISI 52100 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 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
590 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12 to 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
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.35
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

Comparable Variants