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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4923 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 710 to 2280
870 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
83.5 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0.25 to 0.35

Comparable Variants