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SAE-AISI M30 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M30 steel and S38815 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M30 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless 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 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2170
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 74
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.2 to 80.9
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 9.0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.3 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0