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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. EN 1.4474 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M48 steel and EN 1.4474 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 M48 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4474 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 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 2390
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
25 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
61.2 to 69.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0