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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. AISI W1 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M62 steel and AISI W1 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel and the bottom bar is AISI W1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
590 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
21 to 83
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
20 to 50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
22 to 85

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0.7 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
96.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.73
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants