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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

Both EN 1.5525 steel and SAE-AISI 51B60 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
390 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 50
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants