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SAE-AISI M34 Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M34 steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 S21904 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2170
700 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 74
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 0.92
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
19 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.5
59.5 to 67.4
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
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 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 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.9 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants