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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and S33550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% 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 S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
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
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
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
0