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SAE-AISI M34 Steel vs. EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M34 steel and EN 1.4031 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M34 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2170
670 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 74
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 0.92
0.36 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
12.5 to 14.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.5
83 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 9.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.9 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants