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SAE-AISI M33 Steel vs. AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M33 steel and AISI 309HCb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M33 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309HCb 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 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2210
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 0.92
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.4 to 76.3
56 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.3 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0