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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M34 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M34 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M34 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
800 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
32
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
71.3 to 76.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
7.8 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.9 to 2.3