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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Shear Strength, MPa 380
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030