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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and EN 1.4005 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 (10, 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 1.4005 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
630 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0.060 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
82.4 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
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
0.15 to 0.35
Tungsten (W), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0

Comparable Variants