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EN 1.6308 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

Both EN 1.6308 steel and SAE-AISI 51B60 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.6308 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
390 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 39
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.9
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0