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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M47 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 M47 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
810 to 2310

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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
26
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
27 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
78.7 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
9.3 to 10
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.2 to 1.4