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AISI 410 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1050 Steel

Both AISI 410 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1050 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 350
260 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 47 to 48
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 470
430 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 770
690 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 580
390 to 650

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 110
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 860
400 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.48 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.4
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050