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SAE-AISI M46 Steel vs. EN 1.7710 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M46 steel and EN 1.7710 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.7710 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
930 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
4.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 78
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
27 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
27 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0.12 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.2
1.3 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70 to 73.8
95.1 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 8.5
0.8 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.0 to 3.3
0.15 to 0.25

Comparable Variants