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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1070 steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 51
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
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 50
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
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
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
82.5 to 88.4
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