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SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 51B60 steel and S40930 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 51B60 steel and the bottom bar is S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 340
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 420
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 550
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 120
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 800
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.8
84.7 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2