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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
610 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040