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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. EN 1.4580 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and EN 1.4580 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4580 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015