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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M4 steel and SAE-AISI A3 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M4 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 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
700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
6.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
78

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
25 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
23 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
88.7 to 92
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
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
0.8 to 1.4

Comparable Variants