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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
8.5 to 9.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010