SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. EN 1.5514 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and EN 1.5514 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 to 190 | |
140 to 170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 610 to 630 | |
470 to 1680 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
49 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
1.9 |
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
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 23 | |
17 to 60 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
17 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
14 to 50 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00050 to 0.0030 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.64 | |
0.3 to 0.35 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98.1 | |
97.8 to 99.099 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.025 |