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SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 51B60 steel and EN 1.4547 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 51B60 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 340
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 420
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 550
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 120
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 800
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.8
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010