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SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 51B60 steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 340
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 420
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 550
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
490
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 43
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
66

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 800
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.8
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035