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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Shear Strength, MPa 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0