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EN 1.1221 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both EN 1.1221 steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 250
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 21
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 870
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 550
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.0
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 47
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67 to 130
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 800
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 31
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 26
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 28
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.8
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
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 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants