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SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and S31727 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 67
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 76.9 to 82.9
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.3 to 2.8
0