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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and EN 1.4938 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4938 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
870 to 1030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
80.5 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.25 to 0.4

Comparable Variants