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EN 1.4449 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both EN 1.4449 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4449 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, % 48
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 440
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.2
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 69.3
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.080
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040