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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010