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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and S32808 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 M43 steel and the bottom bar is S32808 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
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
27 to 27.9
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
58.1 to 62.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
2.1 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0