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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M36 steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel and the bottom bar is S45000 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
980 to 1410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
14 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
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

Comparable Variants