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AISI 410S Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5150 Steel

Both AISI 410S stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5150 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 410S stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88.5
97.2 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040