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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M4 steel and EN 1.5507 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.5507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
97.8 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 5.3 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
0