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SAE-AISI A10 Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A10 steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel and the bottom bar is S30601 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
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
370
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
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.1
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 73
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 68
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.5
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 90.8 to 93.4
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 2.1
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.1
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.013