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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and SAE-AISI M10 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 SAE-AISI M10 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.84 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
82.3 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants