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SAE-AISI M44 Steel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M44 steel and S46800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 M44 steel and the bottom bar is S46800 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 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 2290
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 43
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 75
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 70
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 12.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 70.6
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 5.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.9 to 2.2
0