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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M48 steel and SAE-AISI S5 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 S5 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
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
3.1
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
2.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
1.8 to 2.3
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 to 0.35

Comparable Variants