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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and S33228 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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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
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
37
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
36.5 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
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