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EN 1.1127 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B46 Steel

Both EN 1.1127 steel and SAE-AISI 50B46 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 370
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 480
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 580
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 140
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 880
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.42
0.44 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.1
97.7 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040