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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M62 steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 49
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010