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SAE-AISI M34 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M34 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 M34 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2170
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 74
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 0.92
0.2 to 0.3
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
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.5
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 9.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
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