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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. AISI 410S Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1050 steel and AISI 410S 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 1050 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 410S stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 400
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
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 8.1
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 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
83.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
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