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SAE-AISI 1026 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B50 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1026 steel and SAE-AISI 50B50 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1026 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 310
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 340
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 550
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 470
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 580
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.28
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.18
97.4 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040