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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M48 steel and EN 1.4310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 M48 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4310 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 890 to 2390
730 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
23 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
16 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
66.4 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0