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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. AISI 436 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and AISI 436 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 M42 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 436 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 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
77.8 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0