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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M48 steel and EN 1.4938 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4938 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 2390
870 to 1030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
26 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
80.5 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
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
0.25 to 0.4

Comparable Variants