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SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4981 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2210
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 74
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.8 to 82.3
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.8
0