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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M4 steel and EN 1.4020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 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 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
770 to 1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
62.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
11 to 14
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.3 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
0