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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.8 to 15
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 940
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1220
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 1550
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 180
71 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0

Comparable Variants