SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M62 steel and EN 1.5113 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 1.5113 steel.

SAE-AISI M62 (T11362) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel EN 1.5113 (8MnSi7) Silicon Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830 to 2440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.0

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19

Embodied Water, L/kg		110
Embodied Water, L/kg		48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 32

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 27

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.4
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		73.6 to 77.4
Iron (Fe), %		97 to 97.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		1.6 to 1.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		10 to 11
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0.9 to 1.1

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025

Tungsten (W), %		5.8 to 6.5
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), %		0