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SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M50 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.4872 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 2250
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 83
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 80
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 49
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 66
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.88
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.4
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.9 to 4.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.3
0