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SAE-AISI A10 Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A10 steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2040
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.1
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 73
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 68
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 90.8 to 93.4
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 2.1
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.1
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030