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SAE-AISI M7 Steel vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M7 steel and AISI 310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M7 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2210
600 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.8 to 83.8
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.55
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0