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SAE-AISI A10 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both SAE-AISI A10 steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2040
610 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 73
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 68
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.5
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 90.8 to 93.4
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 2.1
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants