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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and SAE-AISI T15 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 T15 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
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
43
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
26 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
67.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
0 to 1.0
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
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
11.8 to 13
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
4.5 to 5.3

Comparable Variants