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SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and EN 1.4864 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 51% 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 M3 class 1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4864 stainless 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 67
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.9 to 82.9
41.7 to 51
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
1.0 to 2.0
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