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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. AWS E320

Both SAE-AISI M36 steel and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
38
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
31.8 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0