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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and SAE-AISI 51B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0