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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M48 steel and S28200 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel and the bottom bar is S28200 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
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
57.7 to 64.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
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