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SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 1.5663 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 67
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.9 to 82.9
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.3 to 2.8
0 to 0.010