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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and EN 1.3553 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 M52 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 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 710 to 2280
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
96

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
1.7 to 2.0