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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 51% 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 M52 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
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
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0