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S66286 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel

Both S66286 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 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 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
770 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
26 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
75.8 to 82.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
2.8 to 3.8

Comparable Variants