SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9310 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 51B60 steel and SAE-AISI 9310 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 51B60 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
540 to 610 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 21 | |
17 to 19 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 340 | |
300 to 390 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 420 | |
510 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
820 to 910 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 550 | |
450 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
440 |
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 | 43 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
4.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
24 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
57 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 to 120 | |
120 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 800 | |
540 to 860 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
29 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
25 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
24 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00050 to 0.0030 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.64 | |
0.080 to 0.13 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
1.0 to 1.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 97.8 | |
93.8 to 95.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0.45 to 0.65 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.15 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 3.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0.2 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.012 |