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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M41 steel and EN 1.4422 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 (11, 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 1.4422 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
76.8 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0