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SAE-AISI A2 Steel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A2 steel and S46910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 A2 steel and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2040
680 to 2470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.9
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 89.4 to 93.3
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants