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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. EN 1.4513 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and EN 1.4513 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 M6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4513 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
77.7 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.8 to 1.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0