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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and S64512 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M43 steel and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.25 to 0.4