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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M48 steel and EN 1.4826 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4826 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
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
60.4 to 68.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0