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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
28 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0