Annealed SAE-AISI M50 vs. Annealed R60901 Alloy
Annealed SAE-AISI M50 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI M50 and the bottom bar is annealed R60901 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 83 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.7 | |
| 9.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.78 to 0.88 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87 to 90.4 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.9 to 4.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 96.8 to 97.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.29 |