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SAE-AISI M7 Steel vs. SAE-AISI P4 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M7 steel and SAE-AISI P4 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M7 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P4 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 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2210
390 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
4.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
68

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
14 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
13 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
4.0 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 79.8 to 83.8
92.3 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.55
0.1 to 0.4
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

Comparable Variants