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SAE-AISI M7 Steel vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M7 steel and S30615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M7 steel and the bottom bar is S30615 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 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2210
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.8 to 83.8
56.7 to 65.3
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
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.55
3.2 to 4.0
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