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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M36 steel and S46910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 S46910 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
680 to 2470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
18
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants