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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M41 steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 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 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0.070 to 0.12