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S35125 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both S35125 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 S35125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 36.2 to 45.8
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 35
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040