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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Both S44635 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 S44635 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 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
76.9 to 82.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.3 to 2.8