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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M62 steel and SAE-AISI S2 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 SAE-AISI S2 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
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
22 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
96 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants