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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 M52 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 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 710 to 2280
590 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0