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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and S35000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 S35000 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
1300 to 1570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
14
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
42 to 51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
16 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
72.7 to 76.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
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

Comparable Variants