N08135 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A10 Steel

Both N08135 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A10 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08135 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel.

UNS N08135 Iron-Nickel-Chromium Alloy SAE-AISI A10 (T30110) Air-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		39
Base Metal Price, % relative		5.0

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		94
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		220
Embodied Water, L/kg		56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		38
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		5.1

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		29 to 73

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25 to 46

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.5

Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 23.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		30.2 to 42.3
Iron (Fe), %		90.8 to 93.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		1.6 to 2.1

Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.3 to 1.8

Nickel (Ni), %		33 to 38
Nickel (Ni), %		1.6 to 2.1

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		1.0 to 1.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), %		0