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SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M50 steel and SAE-AISI A7 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 2250
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 83
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 80
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 49
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 66
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.88
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.4
81.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.9 to 4.8
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.3
3.9 to 5.2

Comparable Variants