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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1008 steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 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 SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 93 to 100
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants