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SAE-AISI M46 Steel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M46 steel and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 M46 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2300
710 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.7
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 78
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.2
0.4 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70 to 73.8
95.6 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 8.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.0 to 3.3
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants