SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. K93600 Alloy
Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and K93600 alloy are iron alloys. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel and the bottom bar is K93600 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 2310 | |
| 480 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 9.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 79 | |
| 16 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 48 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.4 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 71 | |
| 34 to 57 |