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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. S44627 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and S44627 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M52 steel and the bottom bar is S44627 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
69.2 to 74.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0