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N08332 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Both N08332 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 N08332 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 48.2
76.9 to 82.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 37
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.3 to 2.8