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AISI 410 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A36 Carbon Steel

Both AISI 410 stainless steel and ASTM A36 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 350
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 470
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 770
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 580
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 860
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.4
99.25 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050