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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. AWS E209

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and AWS E209 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

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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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
21
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
20.5 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
51.5 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
4.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.5 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
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
0.1 to 0.3