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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M10 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.84 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
82.3 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2