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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M52 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M52 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M52 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
710 to 2280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
3.5 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
84.4 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 4.9
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.3