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SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 51B60 steel and EN 1.4568 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 51B60 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
2.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 340
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 420
520 to 930
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
830 to 1620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 550
330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 120
36 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 800
290 to 5710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.8
70.9 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015