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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M41 steel and EN 1.4865 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4865 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
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
34.4 to 44.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
36 to 39
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
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