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Marble vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel

Marble and SAE-AISI 1010 steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Marble is a ceramic material, while SAE-AISI 1010 steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is marble and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 54
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.2
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 9.0
350 to 400

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 3.1
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.93
12 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.6
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 0.57
11 to 13