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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. EN 1.7706 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and EN 1.7706 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.7706 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
40
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
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
94.7 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
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
0.2 to 0.3