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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M4 steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 M4 steel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
28 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0035
Tungsten (W), % 5.3 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
0