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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1144 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M48 steel and SAE-AISI 1144 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 SAE-AISI 1144 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 2390
750 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
23 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
97.5 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.24 to 0.33
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0