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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B46 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1042 steel and SAE-AISI 50B46 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1042 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0.44 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
97.7 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
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