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SAE-AISI M33 Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M33 steel and S32520 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M33 steel and the bottom bar is S32520 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 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2210
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 0.92
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 71.4 to 76.3
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.3 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0