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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A10 Steel

Both S41050 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A10 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41050 stainless 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 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
810 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
5.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
27 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
1.3 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
90.8 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.6 to 2.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
1.6 to 2.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030