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SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M50 steel and EN 1.4020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 2250
770 to 1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 83
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 80
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 49
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 66
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.88
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.4
62.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
11 to 14
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.9 to 4.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.3
0