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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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