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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M36 steel and N08332 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel and the bottom bar is N08332 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
32
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0