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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M4 steel and EN 1.4521 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 M4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4521 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 5.3 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
0