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S42010 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel

Both S42010 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1010 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42010 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
22 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
350 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
190 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
82 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
100 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.9 to 85.6
99.18 to 99.62
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.85
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.35 to 0.85
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050