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SAE-AISI S1 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A10 Steel

Both SAE-AISI S1 steel and SAE-AISI A10 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
810 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.9
5.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
29 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 56
27 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
1.3 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 96.7
90.8 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
1.6 to 2.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.6 to 2.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.2
1.0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants