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SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
880 to 1470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 67
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 76.9 to 82.9
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.3 to 2.8
0