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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M4 steel and S46910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 S46910 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
680 to 2470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
18
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 5.3 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
0

Comparable Variants