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AISI 302B Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both AISI 302B stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 302B stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040