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SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. EN 1.5023 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and EN 1.5023 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.5023 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
570 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
21 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 67
17 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.9 to 82.9
96.9 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.3 to 2.8
0

Comparable Variants