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SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. EN 1.4613 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and EN 1.4613 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4613 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2210
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 74
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
5.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.8 to 82.3
70.3 to 77.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.8
0