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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M36 steel and EN 1.4508 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 M36 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4508 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 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
20
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.5
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