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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M41 steel and EN 1.5503 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 M41 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
400 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
98.4 to 99.239
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0