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SAE-AISI 1044 Steel vs. AISI 410 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1044 steel and AISI 410 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1044 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 410 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
16 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
47 to 48
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
330 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
520 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
290 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
97 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
210 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.27
83.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
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