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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S7 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M41 steel and SAE-AISI S7 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S7 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
670 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
8.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
3.0 to 3.5
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
91.6 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.2 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 to 0.3

Comparable Variants