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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both EN 1.5538 steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
610 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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 51
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
2.0
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
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
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