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AISI 410S Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel

Both AISI 410S stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1042 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 410S stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
39 to 50
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
380 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
340 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
52
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 100
87 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
320 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.4 to 0.47
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88.5
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
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