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SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M50 steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 M3 class 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 2250
770 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 83
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 80
26 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 49
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 66
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.88
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.4
75.8 to 82.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.9 to 4.8
4.8 to 6.5
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
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.3
2.8 to 3.8

Comparable Variants