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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. EN 1.5636 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and EN 1.5636 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5636 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
94.6 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050