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SAE-AISI 1012 Steel vs. AISI 310H Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1012 steel and AISI 310H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 SAE-AISI 1012 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310H 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, % 21 to 31
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 45 to 57
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 400
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 330
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 93
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 300
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 99.16 to 99.6
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030