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SAE-AISI 1043 Steel vs. AISI 430F Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1043 steel and AISI 430F stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1043 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 51
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 430
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 710
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 600
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 980
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
79.2 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.35