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SAE-AISI M34 Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M34 steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4962 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2170
630 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 74
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 0.92
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.5
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 9.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
2.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.9 to 2.3
0