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SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 67
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.9 to 82.9
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.3 to 2.8
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010