ASTM A242 HSLA Steel vs. AISI 410 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A242 HSLA steel and AISI 410 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 ASTM A242 HSLA steel and the bottom bar is AISI 410 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
190 to 240 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
16 to 22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
190 to 350 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 | |
330 to 470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
520 to 770 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
290 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
710 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1530 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1480 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
2.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
7.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
27 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 | |
97 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 | |
210 to 860 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
19 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
19 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
18 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.080 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11.5 to 13.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.2 to 99.8 | |
83.5 to 88.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.030 |