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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. N08810 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and N08810 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M52 steel and the bottom bar is N08810 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

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
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
39.5 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0