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SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M50 steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 M50 steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 2250
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 83
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 80
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 49
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 66
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.88
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.4
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.9 to 4.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.3
0