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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 51B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
390 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040