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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B50 Steel

Both S39274 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B50 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 63% 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 S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
97.4 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0