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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and EN 1.4347 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 M43 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4347 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 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
25 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
62.2 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0