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EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B46 Steel

Both EN 1.4507 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B46 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1.4507 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 530
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.44 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.2 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.4 to 65.8
97.7 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040