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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. AISI 310MoLN Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1050 steel and AISI 310MoLN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 1050 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310MoLN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 400
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
45.2 to 53.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.090 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010