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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and EN 1.4658 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
49
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
50.9 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0