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SAE-AISI 50B44 Steel vs. EN 1.0402 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 50B44 steel and EN 1.0402 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 50B44 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.17 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 98.5
97.7 to 99.43
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045