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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and S44537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 1.2 to 1.9
1.0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0