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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 56
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030