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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M48 steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 1.4539 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 2390
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0