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SAE-AISI M47 Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M47 steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 M47 steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 77
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 85
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.3 to 10
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.2 to 1.4
0